Flea by Robert Taber, First Edition (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 160 Pages, very good condition for age, mild age related tanning to edges, no markings except for a 1 cm drawing of a smiling blue teacup on inner back page "The guerrilla fights the war of the flea, and his military enemy suffers the dog's disadvantages: too much to defend; too small, ubiquitous, and agile an enemy to come to grips with." With these words, Robert Taber began a revolution in conventional military thought that has dramatically impacted the way armed conflicts have been fought since the book's initial publication in 1965. Whether ideological, nationalistic, or religious, all guerrilla insurgencies use similar tactics to advance their cause. War of the Flea's timeless analysis of the guerrilla fighter's means and methods provides a fundamental resource for any reader seeking to understand this distinct form of warfare and the challenge it continues to present to today's armed forces in the Philippines, Colombia, and elsewhere.

Gilt Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. 1st Edition. Lyle Stuart, 1965. Hardcover. original silver gilt green cloth fine in very good Dust Jacket Condition: . First Edition. New York: Lyle Stuart, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. 192 pp. Good, in a good unclipped jacket, note key work on early Vietnam and overall Guerilla war fare. A Classic rare in dj. Size: 8vo. Private Press.